Comments on: Public libraries are wonderful things

By: Bookworm

Bookworm — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:14:55 +0000

If you write that book, David, we'll read it!

By: David Foster

David Foster — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:26:28 +0000

“One wants teenage hero spy books, another wants high school romantic dramadies (half drama, half comedy), another wants books on computer technology, and I like history books.”

Should be easy to combine all these things…how about a smart good-looking (but lacking in self-confidence) high school chick (during the Cold War) who meets a guy with computer skills ( IBM mainframe vintage) and uncovers a Russian spy plot, which the heroine also finds out about, and her life is in danger, and the guy saves her…

By: 23eagle

23eagle — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:42:57 +0000

Libraries were wonderful things. It’s why I chose to make peanuts more than a decade ago by choosing that as my career. But they are fading fast. They are becoming “social justice” oriented “community” centers, where people go to hook up on FB for sex, drink beer, watch porn, drop of 7yr olds for free day care and then get pissed at us when the 7yr old is in trouble for pulling a knife on another (yes, it happened). And from white suburban to black inner city caregivers, they increasingly DEMAND that there be no rules or norms of behavior. We don’t have rules, we have “guidelines” with no real consequences. There is always outrage at not enough free services and stuff. And so it gets worse. The top scratches their heads over why violence is increasing so quickly. Why the constant threats of violence and death? It has been sinking into the mire for years now. At the same time, the top has been pushing its leftest agenda more and more aggressively while they spend like drunken sailors on hip, cool new architecture and furniture. Yet when a kid wants a book, God forbid, more than half the time I have to say, sorry, we don’t have a copy here for you. I’m not talking about the latest Twilight. I’m talking about BASIC stuff. Sad to say, but eventually we will probably have to go back to subscription libraries….just to have libraries.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:47:08 +0000

And yet in this modern world of plentiful knowledge and education, we have a bunch of ignorant hicks voting for Democrat slavery.

It just goes to show that no matter how bountiful the Earth becomes, humans will always have a hidden desire for the Dark Fall into Hell.

By: lee

lee — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:06:48 +0000

btw, the american libray association, the professional organization of librarian, who are also responsible for the accreditation of library schools, is yet another stalwart quote progressive unquote organization. my mom, a retired school librarian, and not really all that conservative, railed against them for all caps years. c

By: shirleyelizabeth

shirleyelizabeth — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:46:04 +0000

I am reminded that I am a few chapters into 1776 and should pick it up again.

Also, for your next trip check out your library’s online audio book section. My county online audio library is well stocked and very addicting to use once you get started – especially if you do a lot of driving. You can download the files onto your ipod or even a CD. If your family is at all into fantasy you could sneak in some Sword of Truth series.